Mackenzie State Special School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mackenzie, Queensland 4156 · Brisbane LGA
About Mackenzie State Special School
Mackenzie State Special School is a public special school located in Mackenzie, Queensland (4156), within the Brisbane local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 118 students (34 girls and 84 boys).
Mackenzie State Special School has an ICSEA value of 1045, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 66th percentile of Australian schools. 26% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 24% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 35 teachers (29.7 full-time equivalent) and 59 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 5% over the past five years.
Mackenzie State Special School is a special school. Special schools support students with disability or specific needs and are deliberately excluded from the Success Index and rankings, which would not be a fair measure of what they do.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Mackenzie State Special School's 118 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mackenzie State Special School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mackenzie State Special School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Mackenzie State Primary School
Mackenzie · Government primary · Prep-6
183 students · ICSEA 1086 · 0 m away
Citipointe Christian College
Carindale · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,805 students · ICSEA 1166 · 1.5 km away
Mansfield State High School
Mansfield · Government high school · 7-12
3,807 students · ICSEA 1116 · 1.6 km away
Mansfield State School
Mansfield · Government primary · Prep-6
1,212 students · ICSEA 1116 · 1.7 km away
Brisbane Adventist College
Mansfield · Independent combined · Prep-12
587 students · ICSEA 1072 · 2.5 km away
Sinai College
Burbank · Independent primary · Prep-6
28 students · ICSEA 1118 · 2.5 km away
Wishart State School
Wishart · Government primary · Prep-6
1,100 students · ICSEA 1124 · 2.8 km away
Mount Gravatt East State School
Mount Gravatt East · Government primary · Prep-6
251 students · ICSEA 1000 · 3.1 km away
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School
Wishart · Catholic primary · Prep-6
520 students · ICSEA 1110 · 3.2 km away
Rochedale State School
Rochedale · Government primary · Prep-6
989 students · ICSEA 1112 · 3.9 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Nursery Road State Special School
Holland Park West · Government special · Prep-12
158 students · ICSEA 1034
Mount Ommaney Special School
Mount Ommaney · Government special · Prep-12
156 students · ICSEA 1056
Mudgeeraba Special School
Mudgeeraba · Government special · Prep-12
167 students · ICSEA 1030
Geebung Special School
Geebung · Government special · Prep-6
150 students · ICSEA 1029
Sunnybank Special School
Sunnybank · Government special · Prep-12
112 students · ICSEA 1028
Southport Special School
Southport · Government special · Prep-12
212 students · ICSEA 1027
Frequently asked questions
Is Mackenzie State Special School a public or private school?
Mackenzie State Special School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Mackenzie State Special School offer?
Mackenzie State Special School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Mackenzie State Special School?
In 2025, Mackenzie State Special School had 118 enrolled students (34 girls, 84 boys), a change of 5% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mackenzie State Special School?
Mackenzie State Special School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1045. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mackenzie State Special School?
Mackenzie State Special School has about 4.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Mackenzie State Special School?
In 2025, Mackenzie State Special School had 8 students in Year 7 and 11 in Year 12.
Is Mackenzie State Special School co-ed?
Yes. Mackenzie State Special School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mackenzie State Special School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mackenzie State Special School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Mackenzie State Special School?
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